Motor-car.



No. 872,774. PATENTED 1336.3, 1907. 0. P. A. VAN FEELS & I. M. KNEELAND.

v MOTOR GAR. APPLICATION FILED MAY 24. 190 7 the follewin'g to be a, full, clear, and

I frame Whic- UNITED STATEIEtE fiTft i'tli j. @FFIICE.

CORNELIS PIE'JER ANEM M127. VAN .FERLS AND .IOJSEPHINI'I MAR'IGN KNEE'LAND, OF

NEW YORK, N.

MOTOR-CAR.

Sgenificatien Of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 3, 1907.

5 KNEELAND, a citizen of the United States of Alnerica botil residing in the boroughef em 7 hatta-n", city and- Stete of Newn'Yorir, United States of America, have-invented a an useful Motor-(Jar; and we do hereby Li were at description-0f the same ""Oi'ir' present invention relates m "motor cars; and as ec-ieiiy t0 the censtrumion 0%? the iisupp'orts the body Uf-i/ii-E: car,

- and is particuieriyuseful i sannection Witi cm; to restqiiite lam-t0 secure ezitreme greventing Vibration and rmtkisw of ti per - gasoiene vehicles I K The ob ects of mu a motor car with a s'upportfig' flimfii s11aii,"am0ng other advantages, permit t vention are in 'j' tio i effect, and to hzw eits center of gm lower than motoi' uai's heretot'oxvq: made, wi ti.- oilt reducing the clearance of the czi.'i"..whiie ody, and which 31 of the engine.

' In the aeeompenyii g drawings, Figwfe 1 is a perspective \ViGVJ 9f 5m automdbiie em alt pint set th bodyingour improvements, and is a, of thevnew form 01" supper-t s weetiveyiew' ingirame-preferably e'mpleyed, the supplementitryiframe being; aisb SiiOW'TL. I

35- (1' and running-wheeislil and-F. The shepe;

construction, fittings and. driving. me'eiiaiw ism may be any'desned I) efnd- D jfi're the oppssite, sideii'a-m e members of the sqppm'ting sir b'miy frame '40 for a car. 'Thisframe differs from these previously-used in having the side frame members, D anvi D depressed"midway at their ends or between the from and rear exies' 015 the ear. hi the form sh own in the drawings,

the giepressedimrts refeneiizto may be said 5Q axle e andthe rear a'xlef, and the ex,

not desire to be iinderstoed' as ire- 110 side frame members i) and. D to eeHi-ody, hiie tif o clearance of it better stiii, below the tower edge of the fly Wheel, X, indicated. by dotted times in. Fig. 1 er below the utiiez MP2: 051' the "GiEMliSDfl of the ear, In the r e tiy whe-ei 0,! other Raft of tar; me-J1 ll be pm teete i,,-mere eii tplemental heme (for suppe .ng an purpese) is use-ct and between and connected T or" me]: .aers D and. D. u: 1 frame is shown, with some detai I u and may consist of & rearward e1 11- K connected with the side Terrie memhms, wile": depiessezi, a bent for wair'd eraissber "mp L also connected. with the lie Grams members forwardly of their depressed parts, and iezzgituciinai beams the 'esuit of amounting mtor em= wdyiipen side fireme the kind before deeribed, is that ii}? if the 35.? 15 very 10W,

Fame members the'ee'nter 0f gram bale-w thew parts at said Whieh are elbeve the the car t- My, we have ffifi'ild siibstantially prevents, thevi'infetiezis and. reciting-of thereweed as ee'mpare with cars which ue imbent side frame mmiribers.

' We 01mm:

I, A earb my su'gmnrtimg f? tor car and emnpnsmg-eppe members each. (ff iehlCiTiJS dept be eidefreme used midway of its length, and e su iipleinentary frame p'rovided with e rea-rwerc er0ss-bar eezmeotwith said, side fmme members Where de-' iresised zajnd 4 iient fbi'wei'd; OPGSS-bfii eonneeted with such members above said depressed parts, and.

meriteryframe and disposed in a plant? 3111* :stantieliy pemllei with the depressed parts} j,

' and connected "I with both eros 'bersm 2, Asap-bud I tar car and comprising opppszte side frame e5 the-side frame men-ibers 'members each (if which is iiepressed m'idway- I mi" its iength, and a supplementary frame d13- 3 his icwi' ering 0L- ravided with a'downwardlylongitudinal bars: forming'part mi the supple-m.

suppesfting frame fora n10- osed between ind connected with said side 1 hers being substantially in the same plane as ii'ame meml'iers and substantially parallel the aforesaid longitudinal bars of the sup- With and extending forwardly'ol' the deplementery frame. pressed parts of the letter. r 1 In testimony whereof, We have signed our 15 '5 3. In a motor car, a eer-body supporting 3 names to this specification in the presence of frame comprising opposite side-frame men1- two subscribing Witnesses,

'berse ach ()f-WlllGll is depressed midway of its CORNELIS PIE'IEH imnnugr VAN FERLS. 7 length, and a suppler nentary frameeompris- 3033mm MARION n-55mm in longitudinal bars disposed. between said 3' Witnesses:

.0 si( e frame members, the upper partof th'e' 731. H. Bnmurnm,

depressed portions of the sideframe rnen1- 1 J. H. Ilovrxo. 

